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Friday, June 12, 2026

Composite image of seven Coral Gables election candidates arranged in three rows: Vince Lago, Jackson “Rip” Holmes, Melissa Castro, Nestor Menendez, Jose A. Riera, Gonzalo Sanabria and Dominique “Nikki” Whiting.

CAMPAIGN ’26: Coral Gables heads toward its first November election as seven candidates qualify for three races

NEWS

Fireworks explode over the Biltmore Hotel at night, with trees and spectators visible in the foreground.

Coral Gables’ July 4 fireworks draw environmental questions as drone show returns

June 11, 2026

Exterior of the Biltmore II Condominium at 600 Biltmore Way in Coral Gables, with palm trees and parked cars in front.

Loose roof tiles, looming liens headline Coral Gables building board agenda

June 11, 2026

An image representing the Black Swift S0 drone flying above the ocean’s surface after being launched from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter P-3 aircraft. Credit: Black Swift Technologies

University of Miami hunts for hurricane answers in the skies, seas and simulators

June 11, 2026

OPINION

Coral Gables City Hall, where commissioners voted in May to change the city’s election calendar. A recent court ruling in Miami has cast new legal uncertainty over that decision.

EDITORIAL: Coral Gables should set a higher bar for conflicts than the legal minimum

June 8, 2026

Exterior of the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center.

EDITORIAL: The Youth Center pause should lead to settlement, not leverage

June 4, 2026

Close-up view of a blue Florida disabled parking permit hanging from a car’s rearview mirror inside a parked vehicle.

EDITORIAL: Coral Gables helped expose disabled parking abuse. Now it must complete the response.

June 1, 2026

ARTS & LEISURE

Baskets of mangos in different colors and sizes displayed on a table with small variety labels at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Fairchild Mango Festival returns with rare varieties, chef brunch and new fruit club

June 11, 2026

Four-panel collage of Frost Chopin Academy & Festival artists, including pianists Kate Liu, Garrick Ohlsson and Ted Rosenthal, and the Apollon Musagète Quartet.

From Warsaw to Coral Gables, Chopin laureates and jazz converge at Frost festival

June 11, 2026

Two vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy cloth dolls lie side by side against a light background, holding hands.

Original Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls star in Coral Gables Library celebration

June 11, 2026